Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,554, Jeremiah Gillet, Conn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Gillet, Jeremiah or Gillit
S. 45,554
CONTENTS

B455
New Hampshire
Jeremiah Gillit, Capt Shumway private, Connecticut line the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Oct 1818. and delivered to E. Evans, Esq.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818. 4 mo 2/30. 33. 33 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819. 48.00
3 years $81.33 1777. '00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Asp. Alexandria. Continued
Notification Francis Edward Evans Esq. Aug. 4. 1820

Bernice Allen affidavit Sunnah Greet

I Diana Allen of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Jeremiah Gillet from his youth until the year he was about fifty years old and I was knowing to his enlisting into the army of the United States in the year 1777 and he earnestly served in various campaigns between two and three years in Capt. John Shumways company and Col. Thurber's and afterwards Col. Stearns Regiment being the first Connecticut Regiment. Sept. 14, 1818
Diana Allen
Grafton ss } Infield Sept 14th 1818 Then The above named Diana Allen Made solemn oath that the above Declaration by her subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the truth before me
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have affixed my Notarial Seal the day & date above written
Edward Dyer Notary Public

Jeremiah Giltz
3455
Marshing

District of New Hampshire
County of Grafton At the Superior Court of Judicature held at Hanover in said County of Grafton being a court of record for said County on this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord 1820. personally appear- ed in open court Jeremiah Gillet aged sixty five years March 13 th 1820. resident in New Chester in County of said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz as a private soldier in Capt John Shumway's Company Col. Stars Regiment in the Connecticut line that his original declaration was made some time about the 30 th day of April 1818 that he has received a pension, and that his pension certifi- cate is numbered Three Thousand four hundred & fifty five, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have of any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. — I further declare that I am by occupation a husbandman in a broken state of health unable to perform much labor other than make brown & hatter chairs &c and that I have not any children nor friends to depend on for support — Jeremiah Gillet

A Schedule of the estate of Jeremiah Gillet of New Chester as made out and entered this 25 th day of May 1820 - necessary Bedding and Clothing excepted. (viz) one middling Burr vat at - - - - - $15-00
Not any furniture of any description.
Jeremiah Gillet

Sworn to & delivered before the justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New Hampshire in Open Court on this twenty fifth day of May AD 1820. —
Attest S. P. Webster Clerk
I Stephen Peabody Webster Clerk of the Supe- =rior Court of Judicature for the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; And I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Sche- =dule is fifteen dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 25 th day of May AD 1820
S. P. Webster Clerk

No 16 Jeremiah Gillit Capt Wells Camp 1st Connecticut Regiment
Correct

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton ss.)
ON this 30th day of April 1819, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court for the Probate of wills &c for said County personally appears Jeremiah Gillit
aged Sixty four years, resident in Alexandria - in the said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Jeremiah Gillit enlisted in April 1777 for three years in the State of Connecticut
in the company commanded by Captain Moll Beck in the first Connecticut Regiment General Murtland's Brigade
; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the expiration of the term for which he enlisted, when he was discharged from service in
State of ; that he was in the battles of and
that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support ; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Deans Judge of Probate
I, John and Deans Judge of the Court for the Probate of wills &c for said County
as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Jeremiah Gillit is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for his support did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of said Court the day & date above written
Deans Judge of Probate

45 554
Rev INVALID.
File No. 45-554
Jeremiah Gillis P.M. Rev. Year
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]